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Show Davis County Clipper I uesdav, September 7, 199b Training, planning, drills key to school safety Second in a series on what the school district is doing to make schools safer Prearranged code words alerted teachers to evacuate the school. Syracuse police and officers from the Davis County Sheriffs office arrived BY ADAM COLSON Clipper Staff Writer quickly. The situation was finally ended when When a eighth grade student at Syracuse Junior High leaped onto the stage in the schools cafeteria Feb. 4, 1998, and brandished a .22 caliber hand gun, students and administrators thought it was just a joke. When the student fired two shots into the ceiling and then leveled the weapon at Vice Principal Darin Ailreds chest, Allred recognized the danger and his training kicked in. According to David Turner, director of the Safe HomesSchoolsCommunity Executive Committee, Allred had just recently gone through one of the school districts safety training programs. The training focus on teaching staff how to safely break up a fight or what to do if a weapon is brandished. A training had just been done at Syracuse Junior High when the student showed up with the gun, said Steve Hill, director of the Safe Schools program. The training kicked in and it probably saved some the boy was tackled by police as he walked two hostages out to a car he had demanded. Hill said the school district was proactive and had been prepared for such situations long before Columbine and even the Syracuse situations. This has been our process for several years, said Hill. It wasnt just a knee-jer- k reaction to Columbine. We were very prepared. As much as you can be. It was a combination of good training, good reaction, good cooperation and good luck. Which isnt to say that everything went perfect Two areas that concern the district are evacuation plans and law enforcement familiarity with the schools. Roger Chase, head of district security, said the district is required by state statute to have evacuation plans in place. The most common (drill) is fire. We have to practice that monthly in the elementary schools, and every other month in secondary schools. Schools are also required to have one ls lives. classrooms. Turner said the District is working on an emergency drill that will give administrators the option of evacuating only specific sections of the building. Another problem that Turner and Chase are concerned with, that occurred at Columbine High, is how familiar law enforcement officers are with the schools. Because SWAT teams werent very familiar with the school, they were outside of Columbine for a long time while people inside were bleeding. We have had practices with county Were trying to prioritize some training for them, he said. PREPARATION is the key to controlling guns and other school problems. Photo by Marv Lynchard SWAT teams inside of the schools to familiarize themselves after the Syracuse incident, said Turner. Growth, economic development key goals Continued from p. A1 Davis County, and Davis County in general. Businesses seem to be drawn to the North Davis area because of the greater potential for growth there while south Davis has basically become landlocked as to growth. What will you do to combat that? Birdsall: It is very important, we feel, that we work business very hard to assist our existing, in cannot We Davis south certainly County. operations ignore them while simply pursuing new business. The businesses already in place, the city and county governments that serve them, and the SDACC need to continue the active partnership that will provide an outstanding south Davis County business environment and Burn plant's rate reductions finally in works, say officials Theyve arranged to bring all the old landfill up here. It brought in $800,000 last year, he said, noting that other special disposal is taking place for credit unions and banks which need to certify that materials have been disposed of. Stevenson added that necessary modifications to the plant's emissions system should not be real astronomical, as some had feared, now that new federal EPA regulations have been released. Layton Council member Rennv Knowlton said he preferred a rate reduction vs. rebate because then we don't have to handle the money twice, that is, receive the funds as a He noted that financial records following the bond sale show a very good amount of growth in revenue, it has been he said. Percentage-wisfaster (growth), thanks in part to disposal of more commercial and construction waste because of continuing strong activity in those sectors, he told the council. In addition, special waste is being disposed of at the plant, such as tons of basketballs which one company wanted to bum rather than sell or give away and interfere with its regular sales efforts, Stevenson said. Weve had quite a windfall latehe continued, noting some ly, waste from a 1920s-30- s era landfill at the Salt Lake International Airport is being disposed of at the Davis plant e, m Cary Birdsall Build A 1; Black Tie Productions seeks $395,000 claim, apology fairgrounds. I hate to bring up the race issue, but when the sprinklers came on it reminded of the time several yei. ' ago in Birmingham, Ala. when they sicked dogs and used water hoses to hold back negroes, Wavman said. Black Tie Promotions" seeks a written public apology from the county and money from the county for tarnishing its name as an organization. They feel because of the incident, sponsors will not support them in the future. Hess said it sounds like an unfortunate chain of events during the day culminating in the sprinklers being turned on, which was tragic. He said the county is insured in case something like this happens, but they must first investigate fully and talk with county personnel the attorney said. The bottom line is that here was we receive, and others hours of preparation for this event, optimistic that it would be successful and that they would be treated fairly by the county. Certain events, occurred culminating with the water coming on. For that we feel terrible, Hess said. We welcome any group , no matter who they are, to use the fair- involved. The letter (implied) that some of this was racially motivated. It is very unfortunate that these things happened.. .that there may have been some things which did not allow this good man to fully enjoy his experience, Hess said. 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C ottonwood Parkwav Suite 240 Salt Lake Citv. Lt 84121 should not be limited to events which themes. focus on country-wester- n He said musical groups such as rhthm & blues, etc. should also be welcomed. MasterCare Car Service TjtffflCAS HOME FOR TIRES Future Jed Riley Huff, Jr. Prudential grounds, the county fairgrounds 4" SIZE 292-017- 9 I'll City Manager Alex Jensen said that although the city is currently subsidizing its solid waste budget, those rates will not be increased, pending return of funds from the bum plant. There's no reason that if we do this once we can't do it annually," Stevenson said of a rebate refund Hopefully this will go quite a ways to improve credibility" with those who have criticized garbage rates, he added. It will be quite a savings (to residents) when the bonds are paid off Reserves are accumulating That's where the rebate will come from." Stevenson emphasized. Rock-Soli-d HEALTH LIFE Continued from p. Al city and then disperse them in whatever way is decided. as well. Continued from p. A1 lifestyle. I menThe economic development partnership-teationed before will ensure that our overall plan and efforts apply expertise and support to existing and new business. Finally, we feel there is substantial room for commercial growth in the south Davis County area. Ali six communities have unique personalities and strengths. We need to ensure that site location decision-maker- s are aware of the many assets including the many available in this area of the aspects of quality of life Wasatch Front , Six weeks ago Bountiful SWAT teams used Bountiful High on a Sunday, and went through it, said Chase. We'll be giving them flooiplans and teaching principals what to expect. On a crime scene police are in charge of the situation. Chase said in these school situations, the principal is still in charge of the students. So were trying to teach principals what police are responsible for and what the principals are responsible for, said Chase. You can never be good enough, said Turner. You can never outguess every scenario. We've got all of these plans mostly in place. But we want it to be more systemic. What weve got is pretty good, but we want it to be reviewed every year with new teachers and principals. Turner said that this year the Davis Schools Safety Coordinating Council conducted a survey of the school districts staff relative to their safety concerns. other type of drill per year. We have to have plans in place for every scenario, Chase said. The one were working on now is a Columbine incident. Chase said it probably would have been better if all of the students at Columbine High, and Syracuse Junior High for that matter, hadnt been evacuated. For many of them it would have been safer to stay in their classrooms, said Chase. 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